Explaining gender differences in entrepreneurship: the impact of motivations, success factors and business training on the performance of microenterprises in central Vietnam

Quan V. Le and Mai Nguyen Lisovich

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2022, vol. 45, issue 3, 355-375

Abstract: The objective of this study is to analyse and explain gender differences in entrepreneurship in Vietnam by measuring the impacts of motivations, success factors, and business training programs for entrepreneurs on the performance of their microenterprises. A questionnaire was administered to 110 female and 110 male business owners in Vietnam in 2016 and data were collected in the central region of the country with a very high ratio of female entrepreneurs. This study confirms that there are gender differences with respect to the entrepreneurial motivations, perceived success factors, and the types of business training received by the entrepreneurs. The study also reveals evidence that business training provided to male and female entrepreneurs has different impacts on the performance of microenterprises owned by them. As a result, a 'one size fits all' approach to training entrepreneurs may not be appropriate since not all types of training programs lead to the improvements of the performance of microenterprises.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; gender; motivations; success factors; business training; performance; microenterprises; Vietnam. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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